Sports

Bills will play football in Buffalo for another 7 years

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:21:09 +0000

The Buffalo Bills will likely be staying in New York for at least another seven years, now that state and team officials have worked out a new deal.

KanJam: From Buffalo backyards to world domination

Daniel Robison — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:23:00 +0000

In the late 1980s, a few college friends in Buffalo created a game called “Trash Can Frisbee.” Players tossed a disc toward garbage cans where a partner slapped it in for points. The sport was mostly played in backyards around Buffalo for years. Now, it’s now known as KanJam and played at tailgates and parties all over the country. But the sport owes its success… to gym class.

Lopez Lomong on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:00:19 +0000

"The land next to heaven."

That's the way Lopez Lomong describes his love for and thanks to this country for the opportunities it has afforded him.

Justice Department ends investigation into Bernie Fine

Ryan Delaney and Jason Smith — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:28:00 +0000

The U.S. Attorney's Office has dropped its year-long investigation of sexual abuse of minors by former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine.

Why betting on horses is legal, when gambling elsewhere is not

Ryan Delaney — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:04:00 +0000

The rules on legal gambling in New York State can be a little murky.

Casinos on Indian Territory are allowed, but not elsewhere - for now. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been calling for the legalization of casinos in the rest of the state.

New York also already has what are known as “racinos”: horse racing tracks where there are also video slot machines, along with plenty of betting on the actual horses.

Betting on those same horses online is also allowed. But betting on poker and other card games on the internet is not.

Why?

Ski Report January 7th, 2012

Fred Vigeant — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:47:40 +0000

Conditions at ski areas around New York provided by Ski Areas of New York.

Snow Scarcity at Nearby Ski Areas

Joyce Gramza — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:34:47 +0000

Song Mountain Ski Resort owner Peter Harris predicts people will be skiing by Christmas.

"Everybody’s chomping at the bit, this time of year people are sick of golfing, they want to go skiing."

Peter says even without the natural snow, they just need a few days of sustained cold to cover the trails with man-made flakes. He says they can definitely catch up on business.